Outside My Window...it’s a little overcast. Hopefully we’ll get some much-needed rain today.
I am thinking… about the mixed emotions I have with school starting (first full day today). I am glad to have some quiet hours back in my day, but I really do like the more relaxed pace of summer. We probably do better with a little more structure in our schedule, but when all of a sudden there is a folder full of details to tend to, dates to mark, papers to read and sign and return, etc., etc., I feel like I am swatting a swarm of mosquitoes mentally.
I am thankful… that the Lord’s mercies are new every morning.
From the kitchen …I am thinking about stromboli tonight. I need to get back into regular menu planning.
I am wearing… a lavender plaid seersucker dress.
I am creating… hopefully a little more order, hopefully curtains this week. I am still working on my cross stitch piece as well, though I laid it aside for a few evenings to catch up on things like clipping coupons and going through cooking magazines and some of my other “relaxing in the evening” tasks.
I am going… out to lunch with a good friend tomorrow to one of our favorite restaurants which had closed but recently reopened.
I am reading…I finished To Kill a Mockingbird Saturday (review coming soon!) and I am still working on Simple Gifts by Lori Copeland. I have been wanting to reread To the Golden Shore about America’s first missionary, Adoniram Judson, so I think I will start that next.
I am hoping… that a friend is able to get back into school this semester…either that the Lord will provide the finances or the business office will be merciful (I had this on last week’s daybook. but I am still hoping and praying!)
I am hearing… my husband typing and another neighbor hammering (but a different one than the one who was hammering last week!).
Around the house…I need to catch up on the to-do list leftover from last week. 🙂
One of my favorite things… is eating out. 🙂
A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week: actually on of the first things I need to do today is make a list of things I need to do and then prioritize and strategize. With school starting, our schedule is a little different, and my mind is swirling with things that need to be done and things I’d like to get done. For some reason I am having a great urge to clear out “stuff” (maybe because my my living room closet and a couple of kitchen cabinets are overflowing?), but before I tear into that I need to look at the big picture.
Here is picture thought I am sharing…from my birthday. The first one is during the “Happy Birthday” serenade in which Jesse is waxing operatic. 🙂 I am looking at Jason — I am not sure what he was doing or why I have that expression!
Here Jim and his mom are listening to Jason play the piano. I just like the way they look here.
More Daybook participants are at our hostess’s site, The Simple Woman.
Edited to add: I’m sorry I forgot to mention that my oldest son Jeremy took these pictures. He did a great job!
Stray Thoughts 
Those are great pictures!
I know what you mean about schedules. Mine is shot.
Have a great week.
Sweet pictures! Happy Belated Birthday. One of my favorite things is eating out too!
I loved the photos. What a great daybook.
~Blessings
Those are just precious photos, thanks for sharing 🙂
I love your pictures! The one of your dh and his mother is so precious, and I love your expression with your boys in the birthday photo. I wear that same look often myself! 😉
Hi. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. I enjoyed reading your post. Love the pics too. 🙂
Blessings,
Ivy
I enjoyed reading your entry and hope you accomplish much this week. I understand the urge to purge. I’ve been wanting to go through and get rid of “stuff” lately, too. As a matter of fact, I did do some of that today. ;o)
I loved the photos you shared. There is such joy in them.
Thank you for visiting me. I hope to share photos of a new regency gown next week but thought I would share that I had just posted one on Saturday that I recently did, if you were interested in seeing that one. It’s not the easiest (nor the most difficult, I’m sure) but I do love the look of the dress. I love that time period!
Hope you enjoy your week!
~ Christina
We do have a definite look when we enjoy the talents the good Lord blessed our children with! I love to sit and listen to my daughter play the piano. what a blessing!
Oh wow, that second photo is stunning!
enjoyed looking at the photos 🙂
bless Jesse 🙂
have a good week
jen
coming over from the Simple Womans blog to say “hi” again (I remember your book review!) – although I didn’t participate in the Daybook this week.
I *love* eating out too but, sadly, its gotten too expensive with 6 kids.
I love the photos – the 2nd picture is just beautiful the way you’ve captured the shadows. It looks professional.
I dont know how you guys do it, but you always have a great post with tons of questions… where do they all come from?
You give me a year and I still couldn’t get that many…lol
Nice pics too… warm!
Gib of the CBO
Barbara – I don’t know why, but for some reason when I check your blog I can no longer get pictures of any kind, on any website, without getting out of the internet and then back on. Do you have any idea why that might be? Weird.
Oh Barbara, I love the pictures! They’re beautiful!
I totally agree that and also am thankful that the Lord’s mercies are new every morning. Thank you, God!
I love eating out too. (Maybe because then I don’t have to do the dishes? LOL)
Can’t wait to see your TKAMB review. Happy to know you’ve finished it!
Awww… I love both of those pictures! I liked this whole meme today! I do NOT envy you with the school thing! I have probably said it 50 times already this season … I am SO glad to NOT have to deal with SCHOOL this year!!! Whoooo hooo! I will assure you this… it really DOES end one day! And it’s NOT the end of the world when it happens either!!! It’s a big ol’ sigh of relief and a breath of FRESH air!!! (doesn’t mean I might not MISS it – in a year or two… or ten… but right now, I LOVE IT!)
I love what you’re thankful for too – and I’m thankful as well! And thank YOU for reminding me I have two friends I need to call to schedule lunch with! (I also need to call the dentist… but I’m not thankful for that!) 🙂
Hi Barbara. Thank you for visiting my blog today to check out BRIDGING THE GAP photo challenge. I’ve left you a reply to your comment that I hope you will come read. I also hope it will help you to feel better, since what I said seems to have upset you.
This Simple Woman’s Guidelines looks very interesting, as were your answers to the prompts.
Happy so-belated Birthday, Barbara! I’ve been serenaded a time or to by my crazy son, too! (Don’t we love it? *smile*) And I looooove the photo of Jim and his mother. How precious!! Thanks for sharing! ((HUGS))
Your photos are soooo precious! Both of them!
what a woderful words you have written, i hopr that every one who can read these words benfit from them and share them for the others.Best Regards